diff --git a/Compilation-guide-(Linux).md b/Compilation-guide-(Linux).md
index fe88a74..610175c 100644
--- a/Compilation-guide-(Linux).md
+++ b/Compilation-guide-(Linux).md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ This guide assumes you'd like to install retroarch into a folder called `~/ra`
 cd retroarch
 ./configure # Script will autodetect features. Refer to --help if you want to override anything, such as --prefix.
 make
+mkdir ~/ra
 make DESTDIR=~/ra install
 ```